1. What amendment gave African –Americans the right to vote?
BELL RINGER
September 20th
What amendment gave African –Americans the right to vote?
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2. The 27 changes to the U.S. Constitution
Amendments
The 27 changes to the U.S. Constitution

3. 1st – Protects the rights of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
2nd – Citizens have the right to bear arms (own guns).
3rd – Citizens cannot be forced to house troops in their homes
4th – Citizens cannot have property searched or seized without a warrant
5th – Citizens cannot be tried without an indictment. They cannot be subject to double jeopardy. They have the right to due process of law. They are protected from self-incrimination.

4. 6th - Every citizen has the right to a speedy, fair trial by jury, the right to know the charges against them, and the right to an attorney.
7th - Every citizen has the right to a trial by jury in civil matters exceeding $20.00.
8th – No citizen shall be subject to cruel or unusual punishment.
9th - The rights of citizens are not limited only to the rights in the Bill of Rights.
10th - All rights that are not given to the federal government are reserved for the states.

5. 11th - It limited the power of the federal courts.
12th - It changed the way the President was elected. It made the president and vice-president elected together.
13th - It outlawed slavery in the United States.
14th - It defined U.S. citizenship.
15th - It gave African-Americans the right to vote.
16th - It allowed the government to collect Income Tax.
17th - It established that Senators would be elected by popular vote and not by state legislatures.
18th - Prohibition Amendment- It banned alcohol in the United States.
19th – It gave women the right to vote.

7. 23rd – It gave Washington D.C. an electoral vote.
20th - It changed the date that the president takes office after he is elected to January 20th. “Lame Duck” amendment.
21st - It repealed Prohibition and made alcohol legal in the United States.
22nd – It limits the President to only two terms in office.
23rd – It gave Washington D.C. an electoral vote.
24th - It banned poll taxes in the United States.
25th – It changed the way a vacancy in the Vice Presidency was filled, and it provided a way for the VP to take over for the President if he is disabled.
26th – It changed the voting age to 18.
27th - It established that if Congress votes itself a pay raise, the raise is not effective until after the next Congressional election.